Making Waste less Wasteful

In rural British Columbia, Catalyst Agri-Innovations Society is harnessing the power of poop. The post Making Waste less Wasteful appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Building a Global Mangrove Movement

Mangrove ecosystems provide community livelihoods, function as biodiversity hotspots, and help mitigate the effects of climate change, but efforts to protect them have been patchy and localized. A few organizations have banded together to change that. The post Building a Global M … | Continue reading


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The Good Food Encyclopedia

The team behind the Consupedia app are on a mission to create a more transparent and sustainable food industry, armed with a database of 250,000 products. With only a barcode scan, it tells consumers how sustainable and ethical their food choices are. The post The Good Food Encyc … | Continue reading


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Food Waste Warriors

So much of American life can be improved by reducing food waste. ReFED can help. The post Food Waste Warriors appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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A Cold Room for a Warming World

A Nigerian start-up takes on the problem of food spoilage at all steps of the production chain, one solar-powered cold room at a time. The post A Cold Room for a Warming World appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Planting the Future

Deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, an organization called Yakum is seeding a better, cleaner, greener future for the indigenous Siekopai The post Planting the Future appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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The Light Fantastic

New Zealand startup BioLumic is producing radically healthier and more productive crops, simply by exposing them to novel “recipes” of UV light The post The Light Fantastic appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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A Beginning Where Others See an End

How a 141-year old waste management company is pioneering the recycling—rather than mining—of phosphorus and other resources we need to keep feeding the world. The post A Beginning Where Others See an End appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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From South Africa, a WonderBag for the Future

The WonderBag is a slow-cooker designed to reduce cooking time, fuel use, and carbon emissions. It also lightens the load for women in countries where open-fire cooking and hours of unpaid labor daily falls to them. The post From South Africa, a WonderBag for the Future appeared … | Continue reading


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Apeel’s Mission to Save the World’s Produce

Starting with the state’s beloved avocado, the California-based Apeel Sciences has found a natural way to extend the life of produce and reduce food waste. The post Apeel’s Mission to Save the World’s Produce appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Singer/songwriter/promoter Eme Alfonso on old and new challenges for Cuban musicians

Singer/songwriter/promoter Eme Alfonso on Cuban music education, new challenges for Cuban musicians, and growing up as the daughter of Cuban rock royalty. | Continue reading


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Eme Alfonso on old and new challenges for Cuban musicians

Eme Alfonso on Cuban music education, new challenges for Cuban musicians, and growing up as the daughter of Cuban rock royalty. The post Eme Alfonso on old and new challenges for Cuban musicians appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Afro-Cuban artist, cook, and queer activist Nancy Cepero on questioning everything

Nancy Cepero, vegan chef, queer anti-racist activist and artist, on trying to change Cuba's food culture, self-care, and queer activism after the country's church-led backlash to same-sex marriage. | Continue reading


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Afro-Cuban artist, cook, and queer activist Nancy Cepero on questioning everything

Nancy Cepero, vegan chef, queer anti-racist activist and artist, on trying to change Cuba's food culture, self-care, and queer activism after the backlash against same-sex marriage. The post Afro-Cuban artist, cook, and queer activist Nancy Cepero on questioning everything appear … | Continue reading


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Raiding the wine cellar with Billy Wagner

Drinking unique wines in Kreuzberg at the home of Billy Wagner, sommelier and proprietor of Berlin's Michelin-starred Nobelhart & Schmutzig. | Continue reading


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Raiding the wine cellar with Billy Wagner

Drinking unique wines in Kreuzberg at the home of Billy Wagner, sommelier and proprietor of Berlin's Michelin-starred Nobelhart & Schmutzig. The post Raiding the wine cellar with Billy Wagner appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Mónica Baró on committing independent journalism in Cuba

Cuban independent journalist Mónica Baró and Nathan Thornburgh talk about their respective arrests in Cuba, and about why she does what she does, despite all the risks. | Continue reading


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Mónica Baró on committing independent journalism in Cuba

Cuban independent journalist and Nathan Thornburgh talk about their respective arrests in Cuba, and about why she does what she does, despite all the risks. The post Mónica Baró on committing independent journalism in Cuba appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Ailed Duarte on the unique pressures and pleasures of tattooing in Cuba

Ailed Duarte is co-founder of La Marca studio, which has helped bring tattoo art, once illegal throughout Cuba, into the mainstream. | Continue reading


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Ailed Duarte on the unique pressures and pleasures of tattooing in Cuba

Ailed Duarte is co-founder of La Marca studio, which has helped bring tattoo art, once illegal throughout Cuba, into the mainstream. The post Ailed Duarte on the unique pressures and pleasures of tattooing in Cuba appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Simon Shuster: Reporting on Russia in the Trump era

Moscow-born foreign correspondent Simon Shuster on reporting the world in the Trump era, Russian-American drinking styles, and life in Berlin. The post Simon Shuster: Reporting on Russia in the Trump era appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Simon Shuster: Reporting on Russia in the Trump era

Moscow-born foreign correspondent Simon Shuster on reporting the world in the Trump era, Russian-American drinking styles, and life in Berlin. | Continue reading


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Cuban rap royalty Telmary on rum, rhyme, and ritual

Cuban hip hop legend Telmary on her youth in Havana, making music from Cuba to Canada, and which region has the sweetest rum. The post Cuban rap royalty Telmary on rum, rhyme, and ritual appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Cuban rap royalty Telmary on rum, rhyme, and ritual

Cuban hip hop legend Telmary on her youth in Havana, making music from Cuba to Canada, and which region has the sweetest rum. | Continue reading


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Roaming author, comedian, musician Jennifer Neal on calling Berlin home

A veteran wanderer on her journey from the US to Japan to Australia to Germany, her experiences as a Black woman abroad, and dropping anchor in Berlin. | Continue reading


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Roaming author, comedian, musician Jennifer Neal on calling Berlin home

Author, musician, and comedian Jennifer Neal on her journey from the US to Japan to Australia to Germany, her experiences as a Black woman abroad, and the perils of jaywalking in Germany. The post Roaming author, comedian, musician Jennifer Neal on calling Berlin home appeared fi … | Continue reading


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How Anton Newcombe sees it, from The Brian Jonestown Massacre to Berlin

The founder of San Francisco's notorious music collective The Brian Jonestown Massacre on sneaking into SoCal clubs ages 11, finding a sound, and finding his way to Berlin. | Continue reading


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How Anton Newcombe sees it, from The Brian Jonestown Massacre to Berlin

The founder of San Francisco's notorious band The Brian Jonestown Massacre on sneaking into punk-rock clubs at age 11, finding a sound, and finding his way to Berlin. The post How Anton Newcombe sees it, from The Brian Jonestown Massacre to Berlin appeared first on Roads & Kingdo … | Continue reading


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Poet and Podcaster Musa Okwonga, Reclaiming Berlin

This week on The Trip podcast: Writer Musa Okwonga on Berlin's exquisite and heavy psychogeography The post Poet and Podcaster Musa Okwonga, Reclaiming Berlin appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Poet and Podcaster Musa Okwonga, Reclaiming Berlin

For the latest episode of The Trip podcast, we're drinking Moscow Mules and talking about cake and psychogeography with Musa Okwonga | Continue reading


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A Death in Harlem

After losing her grandmother to COVID-19, marketing executive Tamika Hall then had to take over for vanishing hospice services in Harlem and help lead her father to the best death she could. The post A Death in Harlem appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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A Death in Harlem

After losing her grandmother to COVID-19, marketing executive Tamika Hall then had to take over for vanishing hospice services in Harlem and help lead her father to the best death she could. | Continue reading


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Matt Goulding: The Writer’s Life in Barcelona

This week on The Trip podcast: Writer Matt Goulding on his city, his life, and his work. | Continue reading


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Matt Goulding: The Writer’s Life in Barcelona

This week on The Trip podcast: Writer Matt Goulding on his city, his life, and his work. The post Matt Goulding: The Writer’s Life in Barcelona appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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The Chief Rabbi of Barcelona

This week on The Trip podcast: Mexican-born Rabbi Daniel Askenazi on leading Barcelona’s Jews. The post The Chief Rabbi of Barcelona appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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The Chief Rabbi of Barcelona

This week on The Trip podcast: Mexican-born Rabbi Daniel Askenazi on leading Barcelona’s Jews. | Continue reading


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Multi-Frame: Q&A with Sarah Palmer

Photographer Sarah Palmer on her process, blending images at Trump rallies, and accessing Celine Dion without a press pass. The post Multi-Frame: Q&A with Sarah Palmer appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Multi-Frame: Q&A with Sarah Palmer

Photographer Sarah Palmer on her process, blending images at Trump rallies, and accessing Celine Dion without a press pass. | Continue reading


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Pepe Raventós: Forever sparkling wine

This week on The Trip podcast: Pepe Raventós and 500 years of Catalan winemaking. The post Pepe Raventós: Forever sparkling wine appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Pepe Raventós: Forever sparkling wine

Forever sparkling wine with Pepe Raventós. | Continue reading


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R&K Insider: World without Travel edition

This is a great time for people who are interested in soup and masturbation. The post R&K Insider: World without Travel edition appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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R&K Insider: World without Travel edition

This week on R&K, presidential electioneering in the age of coronavirus and doing good during the quarantine. Also: RIP, travel. | Continue reading


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Electioneering on the Eve of the Virus

Nathan Thornburgh and photographer Shane Carpenter were in New Hampshire last month for their longterm reporting project on the state's odd presidential primary. In hindsight, it looks more surreal than ever. The post Electioneering on the Eve of the Virus appeared first on Roads … | Continue reading


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Electioneering on the Eve of the Virus

Nathan Thornburgh and photographer Shane Carpenter continue their long-running coverage of the New Hampshire primary. But now, it looks more surreal than ever. | Continue reading


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Zoltan Istvan: The Transhumanist Candidate

This week on The Trip podcast: Zoltan Istvan has come from the future with a message New Hampshire doesn’t want to hear. The post Zoltan Istvan: The Transhumanist Candidate appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Zoltan Istvan: The Transhumanist Candidate

This week on The Trip podcast: Zoltan Istvan has come from the future with a message New Hampshire doesn’t want to hear. | Continue reading


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Eva Castillo: Manchester Defender

This week on The Trip podcast: Eva Castillo on Presidential politics and immigrant advocacy in New Hampshire in the time of Trump. The post Eva Castillo: Manchester Defender appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms. | Continue reading


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Eva Castillo: Manchester Defender

This week on The Trip podcast: Eva Castillo on Presidential politics and immigrant advocacy in New Hampshire in the time of Trump. | Continue reading


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